Man chases thieves, retrieves woman's purse

STOCKTON - A good Samaritan retrieved a purse that had been snatched from a 68-year-old woman about 5:10 p.m. Monday, police reported.

The Record

STOCKTON - A good Samaritan retrieved a purse that had been snatched from a 68-year-old woman about 5:10 p.m. Monday, police reported.

The woman had been walking near Airport Way and Weber Avenue when two teens came up to her from behind, pushed her to the ground and took her purse, police reported.

The good Samaritan, who left without telling police his name, chased after them and retrieved her purse from the two would-be thieves, described by police as two black males about 18 years old, each about 6 feet tall and about 150 pounds, both with black hair, and both wearing black jackets and blue jeans.